Glock 22 heavy Recoil. Time for a new spring?

[1$Chuck]

My G22 is a bare to shoot. After 30 rounds my hand is numb and I don't want anymore. I'm not a pistol guy so I just assumed this was normal until I shot a friends G27. It didn't have anywhere near the same recoil. Does this mean I need to replace the recoil spring assembly? If so, where should I get one from? I would want to make sure it was a quality part not some aftermarket crap.

 

[Don]

The g27 has a dual captive recoil spring. You can get various strength springs from place lonewolfdist.com they even sell stock glock parts. I wanna say a stock glock part spring and all is like $7.

 

[venenoindy]

How many rounds does your G22 has down range?, from all the Glocks the G22 is the one I don't like to practise with.

 

[Expat]

If I wasn't so far away I would let you shoot mine for comparison. I don't find it bad, it is snappy as they say. I can certainly shoot 2 mags without my hand going numb. Something sounds wrong unless you are just very sensitive to recoil.

 

[XtremeVel]

Ammo can make some difference. Good quality ammo will have more snap than some cheaper range ammo. Still doesn't seem like even the hotter ammo would make a hand numb that quick though. A new recoil spring would be a cheap thing to try. A factory one will cost around $7-8.00 plus shipping. You can usually get them from MidwayUSA, Brownells, or Lone Wolf.

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[Vince49]

$20.00 item.

Glock recommends changing the recoil spring on the .40 caliber pistols every 3000 rounds. It is considered an expendable item that will wear out over time. Available from many sources online such as Glockmeister and Lone Wolf, or if you are a GSSF member a Glock armorer will replace it for free at a GSSF match.

 

[subtlesixer03]

Well you could just be recoil sensative. you could also have a over tight grip and mabye locking your arm to much. You have to kind of let the recoil ride down your arms like a shock but your wrist should stay tight so you dont get limp wrist jams. You could also throw a light on the front of it. a glock light tamed down my g32 quite a bit. now i can blind them and shoot them

 

[jsx1043]

Make sure you are gripping the pistol up high, with the (small) beaver tail pressing into the web of your hand. If you are gripping too low, that can affect functionality (FTE's, FTF's due to limpwristing) or just plain discomfort. The key to GLOCKs is get your hand up high and as close to the bore axis as possible.

 

[subtlesixer03]

Make sure you are gripping the pistol up high, with the (small) beaver tail pressing into the web of your hand. If you are gripping too low, that can affect functionality (FTE's, FTF's due to limpwristing) or just plain discomfort. The key to GLOCKs is get your hand up high and as close to the bore axis as possible.

Yes THIS makes a really big difference.

 

[jsx1043]

HAHAHAH...sorry subltesixer, I just posted right over top of you! I got sidetracked and didn't realize that we had posted the same thing or else I'd have edited it!

 

[NullSyndrome]

There are conversion kits available for the Glock. You could convert it 9mm, have less recoil, and cheaper ammo. That would be a last resort if the other problems don't fix it. However, you might end up with a pistol you like a lot better. A bonus is that you would then have a two caliber pistol.

 

[1$Chuck]

I grip the pistol up pretty high and I hang on for dear life.. So far all I've shot out of it is the cheap Federal ball ammo from Walmart, I doubt that's very hot stuff. I bought the pistol used, and I believe it was a police carry gun so I have know idea how many rounds its had though it. I'll have to find a spring and see if that helps out.

 

[1$Chuck]

I called Glock, and they are sending me a new stock spring. Took about 15 minutes on the phone to get to talk to someone, but they sent me the spring for free.

 

[Relatively Ninja]

Took about 15 minutes on the phone to get to talk to someone, but they sent me the spring for free.

Sounds like a fair deal to me.

 

[whackmaster66]

Mine is pretty much brand new with less then 40rds through it.. And it can be pain in the ass to shoot it. I had MyGlockdoc look at it at the Indy 1500 gun show and he put in a ISM Compact 18 lb Recoil Spring and it helped out abunch! His website is www.myglockdoc.com

 

[Don]

That guy got his glock armors license yanked. I won't ever deal with him again.

 

[1$Chuck]

I shot that gun some over the past weekend and was paying attention to not lock out my elbow. That soaked up a lot of the recoil and kept it from stinging my hand.

 

[bullet]

Hey we're neighbors. I'm in Brownstown.

I think they also make a recoil buffer for the G22. You might look into one also.

GLOCK Recoil Buffer

 

[Lytlewaitandbleed]

Hey we're neighbors. I'm in Brownstown.

I think they also make a recoil buffer for the G22. You might look into one also.

GLOCK Recoil Buffer

I think i might look into a recoil buffer

 

[paperboy]

I had a Generation 3 Glock 23 and never found it unpleasant to shoot, possibly changing your grip will help.